Former Manchester United left-back Patrice Evra has warned the Reds that they will have to be mindful of Arsenal's threat down the right flank when the two sides meet at the Emirates Stadium on Sunday afternoon.
United will travel to the capital looking to get back to winning ways after Wednesday night's 1-1 draw with Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park.
Arsenal are currently riding high at the top of the table, having won 15 of their opening 18 league games this season, but could have their lead at the summit cut to just two points if Manchester City beat Wolves earlier in the day on Sunday.
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Mikel Arteta's side attacked Spurs, particularly in the first half, at every opportunity, especially down their right-wing. Bukayo Saka, who forced an own-goal for the opening goal of the game, was a constant threat and will no doubt be the man that United have aspirations of trying to stop most.
"I watched their match against Spurs and I want to give them credit," Evra told Betfair. "They looked like a proper team. People talk a lot about their offensive play, but they are disciplined defensively. Saka and [Gabriel] Martinelli come back to the defensive line. You could see that they sometimes had five or six at the back.
"The [Ben] White and Saka combination is unbelievable. Saka makes all those runs inside and I hope that United's left back, [Tyrell] Malacia is aware of that because I used to do that job and those inside runs are really dangerous."
Although Arsenal will head into the highly anticipated clash in north London as favourites to add another three points to their tally, Evra believes they will be mindful of United's own improvements this season. The Reds have won six of their last eight league matches and have consolidated themselves in the Champions League places.
"Arsenal will be looking at us and saying, 'Here we go, Manchester United are back'," Evra added. "We all know the history between the two clubs. I used to call them [Arsenal] my babies and they're not the babies anymore."
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